Franklin Resources, Inc. vs VanEck Vietnam ETF — how do they compare? Franklin Resources, Inc. trades at $33.37 (market cap $16.95B), while VanEck Vietnam ETF trades at $17.65. The key difference: Franklin Resources, Inc. pays a 3.96% dividend while VanEck Vietnam ETF pays none, and Franklin Resources, Inc. is trading nearer its 52-week high, VanEck Vietnam ETF nearer its low. Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| BEN | VNM | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $16.95B | — |
Sector | Financials | Sector/Thematic |
52-Week High | $35.77 | $19.80 |
52-Week Low | $21.18 | $16.34 |
Enterprise Value | $29.90B | — |
Dividend Yield | 3.96% | — |
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Franklin Resources provides investment services for individual and institutional investors. At the end of August 2022, Franklin had $1.388 trillion in managed assets, composed primarily of equity (32%), fixed-income (38%), multi-asset/balanced (10%) funds, alternatives (16%), and money market funds (4%). Distribution tends to be weighted more toward retail investors (49% of AUM) investors, as opposed to institutional (49%) and high-net-worth (2%) clients. Franklin is also one of the more global firms of the U.S.-based asset managers with more than 35% of its AUM invested in global/international strategies and 25% of managed assets sourced from clients domiciled outside the United States.
Read more on BEN →VNM is the first and largest U.S.-listed ETF providing targeted exposure to the Vietnamese equity market. It tracks the MarketVector™ Vietnam Local Index, which includes publicly traded companies that are locally incorporated in Vietnam. It serves as a liquid, transparent vehicle for investors looking to participate in Vietnam's transition into a global manufacturing hub and its long-term potential for emerging market reclassification.
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